Because the Mass Effect trilogy didn’t start being available on the PS3 until the second installment, there is an entire legion of players who came into the space saga straight in the middle of the experience. Now, however, they can finally see what started it all when the first Mass Effect is released on the PlayStation Store.

Game developer BioWare previously announced that it would be launching a Mass Effect trilogy for the PS3, with the main goal of getting those who haven’t played any of the games to step in and see what everyone has been talking about. So it was already known that the company was porting the original game to Sony’s hardware.

However, the question loomed about whether or not series faithful would be able to head back in time and check out the epic backstory without needing to buy the entire trilogy. BioWare has confirmed that indeed they will.

The Mass Effect Trilogy will be sold in retail stores for $59.99, while the standalone version of the original Mass Effect will only be available as a download from the PlayStation Store for $14.99.

The trilogy bundle is also launching for the Xbox 360 and PC, with a number of downloadable content packs (DLC) included directly on the disc. DLC details have not been confirmed for the PS3, but on the Xbox 360 the game will come with Bring Down the Sky, Pinnacle Station, The Cerberus Network, and online co-op access for Mass Effect 3.

The trilogy, along with the standalone version of Mass Effect on PS3, is launching on November 6.

Reader Comments

Vortex3D

At least on X360 version for ME Trilogy, you only get the barebone free DLCs that are the same as retail version. At on the PC, it gets two paid DLCs for ME1.

I’m guessing Bioware is trying to figure how not to give PS3 version too “good” of a deal for ME2 since the retail version came with all but one paid DLCs. Makes the PS3 version value uneven for all 3 platforms.